Pinless hinges; Substitutes for hinges

Filing statistics

CPC E05D 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass E05D, which recorded 38,515 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,887 in 2013 to 2,777 in 2023 (-4%), peaking at 4,460 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class E05 are KIEKERT (2,802 applications), HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (1,609 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (1,467 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings